Poway residential burglary suspects arrested

POWAY  Two men have been arrested as suspects in a series of residential burglaries that occurred primarily in the northern and eastern ends of Poway, the Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday.

The burglaries occurred at seven residences, sheriff’s Sgt. Chad Boudreau said. The crimes occurred during the day, and the thieves primarily took jewelry and small electronics.

Sheriff’s officials said earlier that residences targeted in the thefts from early May to early June were in the 14000 block of Station Road, 14700 block of Kalapana Street, 14300 block of Carnitas Street, 16400 block of Bridlewood Road, 15200 block of Crestview Court, 12400 block of Schaler Drive and 13400 block of Calle Colina.

The criminals got access through unlocked windows and, in one case, an unlocked front door. All of the burglaries occurred between 8 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, most commonly between 10:30 a.m. and noon.

Some of the burglaries were in San Diego, and sheriff’s detectives worked with San Diego police officers.

Two suspects were identified and arrests were made on July 22, Boudreau said. He identified the suspects as Stephen Black, 24, and Richard Thomson, 45.